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Man that was hard trying to fit a tidbit into the title, haha. So I'm curious of anyone's experience at any school they went to or the experiences with nurses/instructors from specific schools. I'm basically hoping to hear something like, "My instruc...

Hi! I'm from California, went to nursing school there and all but I go back and forth between there and Houston. What part do you currently live in now? Cost wise, it is NOTHING like how Houston is. There are huge houses for 200,00 but in Califor...

I found that if people turn to the nclex books before actually learning the content, they're not learning what they need to be. Nclex is fine after you know the content, but not to start off with.

If you really know your information, you should be able to explain it or write it out. If you have a good friend or a study group going, then see if they'll study with you in this way: Explain to them the different topics you're covering. If you c...

Oh wow.. they held a place for you essentially then? That's pretty interesting! If you do get antsy though and just feel like you want to learn soomething, then YouTube health animations to get you (nerdy talk) "excited" about what you will be learn...

Much of the advice I heard of before nursing school was that if you can get into the straightest path, to go for it. If you can get into an ADN program, then why would you do LVN? Some people take LVN because they feel they need more experience or ...

What does this person's opinion have to do with your application to the college? I ask because it doesn't appear that she has any say in what college you go to or the application process... unless I read wrong somewhere.

I could care less about the money because I've held other jobs that pay more and don't require the same grilling work as nursing... but at the same time, the money nursing pays does help with motivation. I personally want to travel so this field is ...

I don't know how much help I will be.. but first and foremost, your understanding should come from your textbooks. If you understand it from there you should be able to answer majority of the questions for your assignment. To (hopefully) jumpstart ...

It's all about understanding and not just 'reading' once you're in the med/surg/pharm land. If you can't explain it, then you don't really know it! I'm an organized person and a post it/agenda lover but I never really used it well in nursing school....

I say yes as well but if you're worried about how you might feel or your instructor... then you can always wait until the end of the quarter. I get what you mean about possibly feeling like a suck-up or brown noser but honestly your personality is w...

I personally never joined a study group... most people just diverged from anything nursing related and wasn't helpful at all. The practice questions for NCLEX are WAYYYY too early for you. You shouldn't even touch that until your 2nd or 3rd year, i...

My opinion is that it's not necessarily that the instructors are covering things you've never heard... It's that they're asking questions that need more than just spitting out the memorized info. Instead of just memorizing the info, see if you can a...

I have to ask out of curiosity... A program accepted you even if you have been out of school of 3 years? I have to be honest and say I didn't even know that was possible. You might feel like you need to brush up on things, but all you're ever going ...

A piece of advice I've gotten is that if you are getting more questions right than wrong.. you are still in the game. However, it wouldn't hurt you to extend your test date to get more prepared. You will never feel 100% ready for the test.. no one ...

Agreed with those saying to talk to an advisor. But NOT one from your junior college. You want to talk to someone in the nursing department. They know the types of students they're accepting so they're your number 1 best resource. However, I woul...

My guess is that even if you were to find photos, not many would listen. Otherwise half the world would have stopped smoking & drinking from seeing lung and liver damage photos. I know people who eat those chips and don't have GI problems as we...

As long as you know your basics... You are as prepared as you can be. It's going to feel easy now, which is good.. way better than being confused.. but in med surg you're going to learn how to apply everything you know. Why does the patient have hy...

Nope, it does not get any easier!! Haha.. the first semester will always be the easiest, until you get to the 2nd year or so maybe 3rd and you get into public health or other areas that don't require a million hours of studying. But don't get discou...

Typically, the most helpful classes are already listed in your pre-reqs for nursing school. If they don't require anything other than a cooking class then you probably aren't applying to a decent one lol. If they don't require anything past Micro &...

When I was in clinicals, I used to put on the BP cuff inside out.. not because I was stupid or didn't know my stuff.. i just was that nervous at times. But, I can remember the times an instructor saw me talking to a patient and would tell me she nev...

Everything I liked about nursing I ended up hating during nursing school.. and stuff I didn't know I'd like.. I ended up loving. I'm with this person! Stick with it.. it might feel like a mistake/don't know what you're doing at first, but eventuall...

The experience is different for every person. I wanted to quit nursing school (BSN) so many times.. and even literally got a chance to go into a different nursing program (ADN) during my 3rd quarter at the university level. I thought it was God's s...

Hurst's Pathophysiology book is great too! I'm actually using it to review for the boards so if you need any additional help in understanding some of the disease processes, let me know! Honestly, to pass your tests in school you really have to bear...

Mine is the following day and I did the same with not telling people who know me :) They know that it'll be this month, but the exact date. Good luck with yours! :)